Of Kids and Concerts and The Perfect Man

First of all, I'm famous. I love making the short list.

Second, I don't think your kids are cute. I'm sorry, I totally wish I did, but I don't. I do like children, but not when they're in front of me in Target pushing the buttons for mommy's PIN number on the credit card reader, or when they're in the elevator with me, and daddy lets them push the buttons for every floor. I wish I liked those kids. I don't. This kid, however, is cute. (Scroll down; last pic.) Maybe if I arranged myself like that I would finally sleep.

Also, four hundred lesbians, ten guys, and I went to an Indigo Girls concert last night. It was so fun! I'm not a huge fan, but I love live music and I can't resist an acoustic performance in a small venue. I'd never seen them live, and I just couldn't believe their voices, especially Amy, who has the lower voice. I love deep singing voices and she is a powerhouse. Their albums (I guess those would be called CDs now) don't do them justice. It was awesome. While I was waiting in line for the show, the venue was selling tickets to see Travis Tritt tonight so I'm headed out again. I don't know much of his stuff, but I do like the one about the Fu Manchu. And he has a great, deep voice. (Update: I'm home, and the TT concert was totally fun. He seemed really humble and hard-working, although the crowd was a little scary. Not really my people. But I still had a great time!)

Finally, all of that reminds me that I caught a Craig Carothers show in Portland the night after TequilaCon. I am a huge Craig fan, and it was a total surprise that he was performing in Portland, AND at the Kennedy School, where I was staying. I wish his marketing people were better, or something, so more people could know of him. He's amazing. I think I have a CC song in the memory of every major life event for the past fifteen-plus years. The show was acoustic, in the round, and on my top ten list of most fun times ever. I love that "She Needs Me" is his most requested song on iTunes (lyrics below, but more info here, including audio - #8.) It's one of my favorites, and pretty much sums up what I'm looking for in love. Why doesn't anyone get me? Maybe Craig is available.

My baby got a high I.Q.

Big job, big paycheck, too

She’s a gourmet cook; her (something French, maybe) is off the hook

She plays the fiddle and the violin

Depending on the kind of mood she’s in

She can dance and sing

Hell, she can do anything

But still a woman’s got needs

That call for a man like me . . .

When it’s time to kill a spider

Take out the trash or change a tire

If there’s a jar with the lid too tight

Or strange noises downstairs in the middle of the night

If it’s raining I can walk the dog

And every time the toilet’s clogged

I’m down on my knees

Thank god she needs me

She’s the independent kind

A good woman of heart and mind

With a will so strong

It got her through the Boston Marathon

She’s a pilot and an engineer

A fire department volunteer

Not a timid soul

And did I mention that she hablas espanol?

But I understand

She still needs a man

When she’s feeling lonely

Or for a little heart-to-heart

Or when she’s in that special mood . . .

Like when it’s time to move the sofa

Or practice something that she learned on Oprah

Raking up a bag of leaves

Or hauling off the Christmas tree

Spider, tire, trash or jar

Or setting up the VCR

I’m down on my knees

Thank god she needs me